Strut rod bushing sleeves
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Strut rod bushing sleeves
Can anyone tell me why the camber adjustment bolts for the rear strut rods are 1/2 inch in diameter and the sleeves are 5/8 inside diameter. I know the end caps are shouldered but I would think the sleeves should match the bolt diameter.
Thanks,
Mike
Thanks,
Mike
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Hi Mike,
I've always thought it was so that when the suspension travel torqued the strut rod, the pressure was transmitted through the washers, sleeve, and bushing, which allows the strut rod to twist slightly.
If the camber bolt was tight in the strut rod sleeve there would be much less ability for the strut rod to twist as the suspension travels it's full arc.
You can see the distinct marks the sleeve leaves in the inside of the mounting washers on the camber bolt. The bolt 'floats' in the sleeve supported by the washers.
Remember the trailing arm moves in an arc not in a straight up and down line.... thus the torquing of the strut rod as it follows the t-arm's motion.
Regards,
Alan
I've always thought it was so that when the suspension travel torqued the strut rod, the pressure was transmitted through the washers, sleeve, and bushing, which allows the strut rod to twist slightly.
If the camber bolt was tight in the strut rod sleeve there would be much less ability for the strut rod to twist as the suspension travels it's full arc.
You can see the distinct marks the sleeve leaves in the inside of the mounting washers on the camber bolt. The bolt 'floats' in the sleeve supported by the washers.
Remember the trailing arm moves in an arc not in a straight up and down line.... thus the torquing of the strut rod as it follows the t-arm's motion.
Regards,
Alan
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Joined: Apr 2012
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Hi Mike,
I've always thought it was so that when the suspension travel torqued the strut rod, the pressure was transmitted through the washers, sleeve, and bushing, which allows the strut rod to twist slightly.
If the camber bolt was tight in the strut rod sleeve there would be much less ability for the strut rod to twist as the suspension travels it's full arc.
You can see the distinct marks the sleeve leaves in the inside of the mounting washers on the camber bolt. The bolt 'floats' in the sleeve supported by the washers.
Remember the trailing arm moves in an arc not in a straight up and down line.... thus the torquing of the strut rod as it follows the t-arm's motion.
Regards,
Alan
I've always thought it was so that when the suspension travel torqued the strut rod, the pressure was transmitted through the washers, sleeve, and bushing, which allows the strut rod to twist slightly.
If the camber bolt was tight in the strut rod sleeve there would be much less ability for the strut rod to twist as the suspension travels it's full arc.
You can see the distinct marks the sleeve leaves in the inside of the mounting washers on the camber bolt. The bolt 'floats' in the sleeve supported by the washers.
Remember the trailing arm moves in an arc not in a straight up and down line.... thus the torquing of the strut rod as it follows the t-arm's motion.
Regards,
Alan
